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Ethan Suplee as Randy Hickey on NBC's "My Name Is Earl"

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Ethan Suplee stars as Randy Hickey on NBC's "My Name Is Earl," the brother of Jason Lee's character of Earl. Randy's life seems to be as ill fated as Earl's—while living on his brother's couch, he accompanies Earl on his karma-cleansing journey.

Ethan Suplee has amassed a diverse and eclectic body of work over the past decade, ranging from comedic performances in feature films such as "Mallrats" and "Without a Paddle" to hauntingly dramatic pieces such as "American History X," "Blow" and "Cold Mountain." Ethan Suplee's breakthrough performance as a young football player in Disney's "Remember the Titans" with Denzel Washington garnered him critical acclaim and led to another role opposite Washington in director Nick Cassavetes' thriller "John Q."

For the big screen, Ethan Suplee will next be seen starring in director Terry Zwigoff's ("Ghost World") "Art School Confidential," due out April 2006.

Ethan Suplee also co-stars opposite Seann William Scott, Billy Bob Thornton and Susan Sarandon in New Line Cinema's comedy "Mr. Woodcock." The film is scheduled for release in Summer 2006. Ethan Suplee has also completed work for director Darren Aronofsky on "The Fountain," with Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz.

Ethan Suplee made his feature-film debut in 1995 (alongside "Earl" co-star Jason Lee) in writer-director Kevin Smith's "Mallrats," where he played the memorable William Black, a young man determined to crack the mystery behind the mall's magic eye poster. Smith went on to cast Ethan Suplee in "Chasing Amy" and as the voice of Norman the Golgothan in "Dogma." He most recently filmed a role in Smith's upcoming feature "The Passion of the Clerks."

Ethan Suplee's additional credits include "Without a Paddle" with Matthew Lillard and Seth Green, director Todd Phillip's "Roadtrip," and "Evolution" for director Ivan Reitman.

Ethan Suplee showcased his impressive acting chops with a powerful and compelling performance in 1998 in director Tony Kaye's "American History X." He played a carelessly violent racist skinhead who tries to convince his friend (Edward Furlong) to "come back to his roots" in their gang of white supremacists.

In addition, Ethan Suplee's role of high school football lineman, Lewis, in Disney's "Remember the Titans" exposed him to a larger audience, and he was singled out by many critics as a fresh and welcomed screen presence—with the Hollywood Reporter calling his performance "scene-stealing."

With Ted Demme's 1970s drug-cartel drama "Blow," Ethan Suplee continued to raise his profile, playing Tuna, the best friend of Johnny Depp's newly turned drug dealer George Jung.

Two years ago, Ethan Suplee played a pivotal role of a young soldier in Anthony Minghella's period piece "Cold Mountain," with Jude Law and Nicole Kidman. He also co-starred with Ashton Kutcher in New Line's "The Butterfly Effect."

Born in New York and raised in Los Angeles, Ethan Suplee landed his first role at 16 on the popular television series "Boy Meets World," where he recurred as the reluctant bully Frankie for three seasons. More recently, Ethan Suplee made a powerful guest-starring appearance on NBC's "Third Watch," where he played a disturbed young man who filmed a video journal about his obsession with a girl.

Ethan Suplee resides in Los Angeles with his fiancée Brandy Lewis and their newborn daughter, Francis Clementine. His birthday is May 25.